Spreader fell in vessel’s hold on top of loaded containers. A 40ft container was just loaded in a large container vessel at a terminal in Rotterdam-Maasvlakte. When the empty spreader was lifted, one of the flippers hooked underneath a part of the vessel. Due to the...

Vessel’s navigation mast hit the gantry crane. A container feeder arrived at a container terminal at Maasvlakte-Rotterdam. While proceeding astern in order to moor the vessel over alongside the quay, the navigation mast on poop deck collided with the lowered jib of...

Container torn open and cargo transferred. During cargo operations on board a container feeder at a terminal in Rotterdam-Maasvlakte a container loaded with approx. 14 m.tons of milk powder in bags, was torn open at one side. We were instructed by the stevedore to...

Unintended simultaneous hoisting of two 20ft containers, in single lift modus. After a 40ft container was loaded in the hold of a large container vessel at Rotterdam-Maasvlakte, the crane driver lowered the spreader on two 20ft containers, which were to be discharged...

Head on collision between two trains. We were instructed on behalf of a rail road company in relation to a collision between two trains at the shunt yard in Venlo. A locomotive collided head on with the loaded rear wagon of a cargo train. Due to the collision, the...

Spreader with container dropped on containers loaded on barge. At a container terminal a gantry crane was carefully lowering its spreader with locked 40ft container in the hold of a barge, when it suddenly continued lowering in uncontrolled manner. This resulted to...

Transformer stuck under bridge during rail transport. A new transformer was transported from Nijmegen to Baltimore, USA. Between Baltimore to Woodhaven the transformer was transported by rail on an open wagon. The wagon of the train carrying the transformer was...

During unloading of a container a truck was lifted and fell onto another truck. Commissioned by a Rotterdam container terminal, an investigation was conducted into the cause and extent of damage at the terminal. A truck with trailer delivered a 20ft container. While...